Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
The Jollyblogger has been meme-ing about, and I’ve been tagged. I hereby oblige: Five(ish) things about me: 1. What’s the most fun work you’ve ever done, and why? Since fun is the operative word here, I’d have to go with my one-day stint as a garbage collector. It was the the day after Christmas, I … Read more
Here are the cities in which I spent at least one night during 2006: Alcoa, TN Alexandria, VA Birmingham, AL Chandler, AZ Baltimore, MD Detroit, MI Flagstaff, AZ Gray, TN Holland, MI Lexington, VA Louisville, KY Owensboro, KY Stamping Ground, KY Woodbridge, VA c.f. my 2005 list
Introducing Audrey J. Bridges, weighing in at 6 lbs., 12 oz, 19″ long. Like her brother, she came by way of Caesar. Both mother and child are doing well. It is a happy Thanksgiving, if even a day late. Praise him from whom all blessings flow! And yes, the comments are open!
Now that I’ve finally got internet service again (more on that later), and since Joe Carter has already outed me, I’ll let the four of you who still read this blog know that I’ve just started working as Web Editor for the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. I found out about the job via … Read more
As if I needed to announce a hiatus around here, you most likely won’t see any new postings until September, when I hope to return with a vengeance. I’m busy relocating my family to the Washington, D.C. area — and the last time I checked, the U-Haul I’m driving didn’t have wi-fi internet access. I’ll … Read more
Something keeps obstructing my keyboard!
Part of the trouble with reading six or seven books at a time is that some really good works get set aside as I “sneak a peek” at other volumes, which in turn get cast aside in favor of other titles, and so on — it’s quite the vicious cycle. Call it attention deficit disorder, … Read more
Dear Honda, When my 1993 Accord’s front end crumpled like tissue paper as I struck head-on the pickup that pulled out in front of me on Sunday, my hopes of taking the vehicle over the elusive 180,000 mile mark were summarily ruined. This was indeed a lofty goal, but I’d take a totaled vehicle any … Read more
News is circulating about the death Friday of philosopher Ronald H. Nash. I had the privilege of taking two of Dr. Nash’s classes when I was in seminary: Introduction to Philosophy, and Worldview Analysis. He was by far one of the most memorable teachers I’ve ever had, and consequently one of the most effective — … Read more
Ten years this week — February 20, 1996, to be exact — I first put up a “home page” on the world wide web. My advertising professor, Dale Brill, taught a optional two-hour short course on HTML, a course that would remain the extent of my formal internet education. A few days later, I had … Read more